Drag strip · Kearney, NE

Kearney Raceway Park

Quarter-mile drag strip · Opened 1964

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Right now at the track · 1:00 PM CSTGreen flagRace on

62°17°ClearFeels like 56°14° · Dew point 30°-1°

Track temp: 88°F31°C
Rain chance: 0%
Wind: 4mph6km/hSSE
Density alt.: 2,651ft808m

Barometer 30.12 inHg1020 hPa falling
Humidity 29%

Radar KUEX NWS forecast

Forecast updated 54 min ago · Open-Meteo

Next 24 hours

Hour by hour

The week

1 PMNow

62°17°0%4 mph6 km/hSSE88°31°2,651 ft808 m

2 PM

64°18°0%4 mph6 km/hS87°30°2,729 ft832 m

3 PM

64°18°0%4 mph7 km/hS82°28°2,745 ft837 m

4 PM

64°18°0%6 mph9 km/hSSW74°24°2,743 ft836 m

5 PM

59°15°0%5 mph8 km/hSSW62°17°2,496 ft761 m

6 PM

53°12°0%7 mph11 km/hSSW53°12°2,153 ft656 m

7 PM

49°10°0%7 mph11 km/hSSW49°10°1,921 ft586 m

8 PM

47°8°0%7 mph11 km/hSSW47°8°1,784 ft544 m

9 PM

45°7°0%6 mph10 km/hSSW45°7°1,684 ft513 m

10 PM

44°7°0%7 mph10 km/hSSW44°7°1,620 ft494 m

11 PM

43°6°0%7 mph11 km/hSSW43°6°1,607 ft490 m

12 AM

43°6°0%7 mph12 km/hSW43°6°1,596 ft486 m

1 AM

43°6°0%8 mph13 km/hSW43°6°1,605 ft489 m

2 AM

43°6°0%7 mph11 km/hSW43°6°1,604 ft489 m

3 AM

42°6°0%8 mph13 km/hSW42°6°1,601 ft488 m

4 AM

42°6°0%8 mph13 km/hSW42°6°1,574 ft480 m

5 AM

42°5°0%8 mph13 km/hSW42°5°1,532 ft467 m

6 AM

40°5°0%7 mph11 km/hSW40°5°1,410 ft430 m

7 AM

40°5°0%8 mph13 km/hSW40°5°1,411 ft430 m

8 AM

41°5°0%8 mph14 km/hSW42°6°1,496 ft456 m

9 AM

48°9°0%10 mph16 km/hSW54°12°1,908 ft582 m

10 AM

53°12°0%11 mph17 km/hWSW65°18°2,253 ft687 m

11 AM

57°14°0%12 mph20 km/hWSW72°22°2,468 ft752 m

12 PM

61°16°0%10 mph16 km/hW80°26°2,707 ft825 m

Hours are track time (CST). Track temperature is an estimate. DA is density altitude.

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The racer numbers

Density altitude2,651ft808mField elevation 2,129 ft

Best air today1,620ft494mLowest density altitude in the racing hours, around 10 PM track time

Air density1.133kg/m³92.5% of standard (RAD)

Water grains26grgrains per lb of dry air

Vapour pressure0.164inHg5.6hPaThe water in the air, as a pressure

Correction factor1.046SAESTD 1.081 · naturally aspirated

Track temp (est.)88°F31°CIn 564 W/m² sun

Dew point30°F-1°C29% humidity

Barometer30.12inHg1020hPaFalling over 3 h

Wind on the strip—The strip’s direction is not mapped

Computed from the forecast air temperature, dew point and station pressure (NWS formulas; the correction factor by SAE J1349 and the older 60 °F STD standard). Track temperature is estimated from sun, wind and the surface; it is not a sensor reading. How these are figured.

This week

Day by day

TodayNov 864°18° 39°4° 0%Green flag
TomorrowNov 966°19° 40°5° 0%Green flag
TueNov 1064°18° 39°4° 0%Yellow flag
WedNov 1158°15° 44°7° 1%Yellow flag
ThuNov 1245°7° 31°-1° 0%Yellow flag
FriNov 1348°9° 26°-4° 0%Yellow flag
SatNov 1465°19° 36°2° 1%Green flagpartial

Day	Flag	Sky	High / low	Rain	Gusts	Track temp	Density alt.	Sunrise · sunset
Today Nov 8	Green flag	Clear	64°18° 39°4°	0%	19 mph31 km/h WNW	88°31°	2,745 ft837 m	7:13 AM · 5:26 PM
Tomorrow Nov 9	Green flag	Clear	66°19° 40°5°	0%	22 mph35 km/h W	86°30°	3,016 ft919 m	7:15 AM · 5:25 PM
Tue Nov 10	Yellow flaggusty wind	Overcast	64°18° 39°4°	0%	30 mph48 km/h SSW	84°29°	3,050 ft930 m	7:16 AM · 5:24 PM
Wed Nov 11	Yellow flaggusty wind	Overcast	58°15° 44°7°	1%	41 mph67 km/h NNW	73°23°	2,591 ft790 m	7:17 AM · 5:23 PM
Thu Nov 12	Yellow flaggusty wind, cold	Overcast	45°7° 31°-1°	0% <0.01 in0.1 mm	27 mph44 km/h N	61°16°	1,411 ft430 m	7:18 AM · 5:22 PM
Fri Nov 13	Yellow flagcold	Overcast	48°9° 26°-4°	0%	22 mph35 km/h S	66°19°	1,801 ft549 m	7:19 AM · 5:21 PM
Sat Nov 14	Green flag	Clear	65°19° 36°2°	1%	22 mph36 km/h SSW	88°31°	3,153 ft961 m	7:21 AM · 5:20 PM

Flags judge the racing hours: 9 am to 10 pm at the track for a drag strip. National Weather Service alerts raise them. Days marked partial are at the edge of the forecast. How the flags work

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Hour	Air	Dew pt	Humidity	Barometer	Density alt.	Air density kg/m³	Grains	Track temp (est.)	Wind	Rain
1 PM	62°17°	30°-1°	29%	30.12 inHg1020 hPa	2,651 ft808 m	1.133	26	88°31°	4 mph6 km/h SSE	0%
2 PM	64°18°	29°-2°	27%	30.11 inHg1020 hPa	2,729 ft832 m	1.130	25	87°30°	4 mph6 km/h S	0%
3 PM	64°18°	28°-2°	26%	30.13 inHg1020 hPa	2,745 ft837 m	1.130	24	82°28°	4 mph7 km/h S	0%
4 PM	64°18°	30°-1°	28%	30.11 inHg1020 hPa	2,743 ft836 m	1.130	26	74°24°	6 mph9 km/h SSW	0%
5 PM	59°15°	30°-1°	34%	30.08 inHg1019 hPa	2,496 ft761 m	1.138	27	62°17°	5 mph8 km/h SSW	0%
6 PM	53°12°	31°0°	43%	30.09 inHg1019 hPa	2,153 ft656 m	1.150	28	53°12°	7 mph11 km/h SSW	0%
7 PM	49°10°	34°1°	56%	30.09 inHg1019 hPa	1,921 ft586 m	1.158	31	49°10°	7 mph11 km/h SSW · gusts 15 mph23 km/h	0%
8 PM	47°8°	38°4°	72%	30.10 inHg1019 hPa	1,784 ft544 m	1.162	37	47°8°	7 mph11 km/h SSW · gusts 16 mph26 km/h	0%
9 PM	45°7°	40°4°	81%	30.09 inHg1019 hPa	1,684 ft513 m	1.166	38	45°7°	6 mph10 km/h SSW · gusts 17 mph27 km/h	0%
10 PM	44°7°	39°4°	84%	30.08 inHg1019 hPa	1,620 ft494 m	1.168	38	44°7°	7 mph10 km/h SSW · gusts 17 mph27 km/h	0%
11 PM	43°6°	39°4°	84%	30.06 inHg1018 hPa	1,607 ft490 m	1.168	37	43°6°	7 mph11 km/h SSW · gusts 18 mph29 km/h	0%

Every hour from the forecast, the same arithmetic as the pit box above (NWS density-altitude formula; track temperature is an estimate). Hours are track time.

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Typical for November here: highs around 52°11°, lows 33°0°, rain on 15% of days.

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Kearney, Nebraska

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Facts

Location: Kearney, Nebraska
Layout: Quarter-mile drag strip
Length: Quarter mile (1,320 ft)
Opened: 1964
Series: NHRA
Time zone: America/Chicago
Elevation: 2,129 ft (649 m)

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